Registrar of Voters: • What are you doing to inform people where to vote on Primary Day and Election Day? Please respond in detail, including but not limited to the following topics: ? Are mailings being sent to every registered voter before each election and if so when were/will they be sent?
A mailing is going to every registered Democrat in the city alerting them to the Primary on September 12, 2023, to their polling location, and due to redistricting, it might be different than what it was in previous years.
Will maps/signs be posted around the city (e.g., post offices, NHFPL branches, Q House, senior centers, apartment buildings, etc.), so people can see what ward they are in/where they vote? We are not posting maps around the city.
If an elector wants a map, they can contact the City’s Engineering Office for a copy. (203-946- 6417) We also have requested that the guidebook be posted on our website. An elector can also call our office with any questions or concerns at 203-946-8035. ?
Do you have special messaging for individuals who were redistricted, telling them they are now in a new ward and how that does/does not affect where they vote? Is there any kind of special notation on the postcards being sent to voters that would help draw their attention to the fact they have been redistricted to a different ward?
Yes, the postcards that are being mailed to the elector has that Information on them. It also includes the office phone number for any elector who will have questions regarding their ward/polling location. ?
What kind of quality control mechanisms are in place to make sure that the information on the postcards is correct.
Although the information on the postcards is reviewed and reviewed again by our office errors can occur. All our information comes directly from CVRS and that is information which comes directly from the elector. We are only as good as the information provided to us by the electors. We do our best to keep our voter rolls as accurate as possible, but the law of human nature also exists.
Does the State polling place finder work for redistricted individuals? How do you promote this resource to voters?
The redistricting lines are entered into the State polling place finder and if an elector is using the state system, they will get the correct information.
If someone who is redistricted mistakenly goes to the wrong polling place on Primary or Election Day, will you have ballots they can use? Or will they need to go to their new polling location?
As with any election redistricting or not an elector will need to go to his/her correct (new) polling location in order to vote.
Are you training poll workers on the confusion around redistricting/where people vote, since there may be lots of confused/frustrated folks?
Yes, as we do for every election or Primary. The poll workers are accustomed to electors coming into the wrong polling location. They are instructed to send the elector to the Moderator/ Assistant Registrar for assistance in finding their correct polling location.
Have you updated your website with a big alert about redistricting, and removed outdated notices?
Outdated notices are being removed and a notice regarding redistricting will be posted on our website.
What outreach are you doing to local colleges/universities about redistricting’s impact on voting? Has there been outreach to, or through, the school political party organizations?
We have been in conversation with some of Yale’s top people regarding this issue. We are sending a list of polling locations over to Yale to post on their website. Hopefully, this alleviates confusion as to where the students vote.
Is there a space for write-in candidates on the Primary ballot?
Write-in candidates do not appear on a Primary Ballot only on the Ballot for the November 7, 2023, election.
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